14 May 1975

The French government gets concerned and asks @UN Secretary-General Waldheim for help, as the evacuees from her embassy in PhnomPenh still haven’t reached the Thai border. Lack of gasoline and washed or bombed out bridges had been given as excueses. https://t.co/LM0J9O4dfa

To better the chances of successful peace negotiations with the Khmer Rouge, Lon Nol had left Cambodia on 1. April for Honolulu, where he just bought a four bedroom house. To leave, Lon Nol was promised $1-million by his old cabinet, which he denies having received.©@AP_Images https://t.co/goRVytHUbr